Recently in the Chinese press there was information about the use of the Russian electronic warfare system "Murmansk-BN" against "stealth" fighters F-35. She was replicated by many media., giving rise to various speculations.
Against this background, the Bulgarian columnist Boyko Nikolov, on the pages of the Bulgarian Military, invited the Russian Federation to test the operation of "Murmansk-BN" on American aircraft recently purchased by a neighboring state:
Accommodation 52 F-35 fighters in Norway [purchased from the USA] - this is an excellent opportunity for the Russian military to test the capabilities of their electronic warfare system.
As he points out, referring to the words of the developers themselves, Murmansk-BN aims to influence the high-frequency global communication system of the West. However, a number of experts say, that he is endowed with the ability to cut off the connection of the F-35 with American satellites, from which he draws information. In this case, the fighter will be left "without eyes and ears" and will lose its combat capability..
European observer explains, that the range of action "Murmansk-BN" is 5 – 8 thousand. km, according to the RF, or 3 thousand. km, as they say in the West. One of the Murmansk-BN complexes is located at the Norwegian border., patrolled by the F-35. In this regard, the opportunity presented itself to test its influence on the American stealth systems from the Norwegian Air Force.:
Moreover, the United States itself recognized, that Russia has made significant progress in the field of electronic warfare
– concludes the European observer.
